3dvia
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3DVIA is a brand of Dassault Systemes
Dassault Systemes
Dassault Systèmes S.A. is a leading company specializing in 3D and PLM software.Dassault Systèmes develops and markets PLM application software and services that support industrial processes and provide a 3D vision of the entire lifecycle of products from conception to maintenance to recycling...

 that was founded to extend their high-end 3D graphics capabilities to new markets including consumers. The company's stated goal is to democratize the use of 3D technology and establish it as the new media for consumer and professional users.

The company has several product groups that are being assembled under the 3DVIA umbrella.

For consumer markets, the company currently operates a 3D online community and model hosting website located at www.3dvia.com and provides a free modeling application named 3DVIA Shape. Through a partnership with Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...

, 3DVIA provides a version of this software for users to create models on Microsoft Virtual Earth under the name Virtual earth - 3DVIA.

For the gaming and electronic entertainment industry, the offers a development platform for system integrators, game studios and corporate end-users through its Virtools
Virtools
Virtools is a software developer and vendor, created in 1993 and owned by Dassault Systèmes since July 2005.-History:Virtools was a company founded 1993. They offered a development environment to create 3D real-time applications and related services, targeted at system integrators, game studios and...

 brand name.

Through a recent acquisition of Seemage, the company has launched the 3DVIA Composer product line that allows non-engineering staff at corporations to create 3D technical documentation.

In a partnership with the Publicis Groupe, 3DVIA has launched 3Dswym.com as a way for fortune 1000 marketers to co-create new products and services with their consumers using 3DVIA technologies.
In June 2011, 3DVIA
3dvia
3DVIA is a brand of Dassault Systemes that was founded to extend their high-end 3D graphics capabilities to new markets including consumers. The company's stated goal is to democratize the use of 3D technology and establish it as the new media for consumer and professional users.The company has...

 and Sculpteo
Sculpteo
Sculpteo is a French company specialized in 3D printing. Sculpteo offers an online 3D printing service , using rapid prototyping and a manufacturing process involving laser sintering or stereo lithography . The company was founded in June 2009 by Eric Carreel co-founder of Inventel , acquired by...

announced that they had established a direct printing service provided by Sculpteo via the 3Dvia portal .

3DVIA Studio a comprehensive development platform with a realistic real-time rendering engine significantly improve the game development process by quickly bringing ideas into reality and aiding developers in producing high-end, online experiences.
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